- EPOC Entertainer 13

- Re: Your message to The Digest

- RE: The Digest V1 # 1295 (1)

- Re: Your message to The Digest

- GPS on a Psion

- Re: The Digest V1 # 1293 (9)

- Subject: Psion contacts into Outlook help?

- RE: Usage of Psions

- Acer Aspire One - Impression

- Nokia just unveiled its all-new touchscreen N97

Date: 1 Dec 2008 00:55:36 +0000
From: Damian Walker <address truncated>
Subject: EPOC Entertainer 13

Hello everyone,

EPOC Entertainer issue 13, the December issue, is now available from its new home.  In this month's issue: The Small Screen, All In a Row, You're All Heart.

http://psion.cyningstan.org.uk/
Damian

Date: 1 Dec 2008 02:48:21 +0000
From: mail lists <address truncated>
Subject: Re: Your message to The Digest

On 01 Dec, The Digest <address truncated> wrote: > Dear Subscriber,
> You sent a message to The Digest<address truncated> > as reply to one of the previous digests, but not using a
> meaningfull subject.

Apologies, Itamar,
Thoughtless of me.

Cheers
Brian

> Your posting has been taken into account by the system and will be > published in the next digest.

> We would like to remind you, when hitting the "reply" button, to
> delete the subject field and replace it with the subject you write > about. It is of course useless to leave the "Digest no. XXX" in
> the subject field, as it does not describe at all, what you
> actually write about.

> Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

> With best regards,

> Itamar Engelsman
> The Digest Team

Brian Adam
Auckland NEW ZEALAND
www.adam.co.nz

Date: 1 Dec 2008 04:45:55 +0000
From: Elizabeth Baker <address truncated>
Subject: RE: The Digest V1 # 1295 (1)

Dear Itamar,

I still use my 5 mx and Revo constantly. I have about 3 5mx machines and
two Revos. Also a Series 7 that sits on my desk for backup and easier
reading and writing when I am at home
- it's too heavy to haul around.

I have a total dependency
- even addiction
- to the Agenda program, the
flexibility and capaciousness of which remains unmatched, as far as I can
tell. My principal Agenda file is loaded with appointments, social events
and travels, often with extensive notes attached
- it's not a true journal
but an indispensable skeleton for one; in addition, I have more than 30
To-do lists ranging from personal business matters to wine, food, music,
book and movie lists, and so on. I also have a couple of subsidiary Agenda
files for lists of a professional nature that I want to keep for reference.
For example, I keep track of the hundreds of art exhibitions I see every
month, and where I saw them, which is enough for me usually to recall what
I need, or failing that, to refer me to the (physical, not on the Psions)
press release and photos files I also maintain. I archive the Agenda files
year by year.

As for the truly excellent Data program, I have nearly 3000 addresses in my
principal Address file (I hate and don't use Contacts), plus Sources,
Hotels, Travel, Museums, Galleries, Restaurants, Writers, Artists, notes on
books, theater and opera, and about 20 other Data files which can be
searched quicky and avoid the risk of the main Data file bursting at the
seams.

In general I use the very lightweight Revo at home or on short trips, and
take the heavier 5 mx, with its CF card for backup en route, on longer
trips, for safety;s sake. I no longer use the Psions for e-mail, but I
usually don't travel with a computer in addition to the Psion, but instead
use the business center in hotels every couple of days; if I need to print
out documents and can't use the hotel printer, the hotel concierge will
usually oblige if I e-mail him the file to be printed. (If the Blackberry
or i-Phone had printing capacity, I would add one of those
- instead of my
plain old cell phone
- to my portable gadgets, but neither one of the new
"wonder" machines for contant communication can hold a candle to the Psions
for the above purposes.)

I won't bore you with further details
- but this is just to say that I
still find the Psions superbly useful. By the way, I gave my sister a
Series 3 (!) about 12 years ago, an she is still using it!

I am very grateful that you continue The Digest. Many thanks!
Betsy Baker

Date: 1 Dec 2008 06:20:03 +0000
From: Vlad A <address truncated>
Subject: Re: Your message to The Digest

> Dear Subscriber,
> You sent a message to The Digest<address truncated> as reply to > one of the previous digests, but not using a meaningfull subject.
... ooops, please excuse me Itamar! happens...

Thank you for your continuing  work!

Best,

vlad a

Date: 1 Dec 2008 06:27:06 +0000
From: Vlad A <address truncated>
Subject: GPS on a Psion

> I could go on with more details, but here is possibly the wrong place > ???
... I would say this is the perfect place.... besides, afaIK, I would like top follow a topic on this in more detail. I never really succeeded in using PSIGar - I could now, fi running Wind in Parallels on Mac over a USB-to-rs 232 connector? Etc.

Best,

vlad a

Date: 1 Dec 2008 21:40:06 +0000
From: Prar <address truncated>
Subject: Re: The Digest V1 # 1293 (9)

At 17:42 22/11/2008, you wrote:

>- Hafas: A prog for train schedules - easy to handle and useful when >your train has a delay (quite common here in Germany);

How do you keep this up to date? Can I get a new copy...

I've just got back from a week in Germany and it would have been handy to have this with me. I did download a few pdfs for use on my eee pc but the battery runs out too quickly for serious mobile use. (And the think to too big for my pocket, and the software not as well tuned as the Psion stuff...)

Date: 1 Dec 2008 23:32:01 +0000
From: "Steve Pepper Training Associates" <address truncated>
Subject: Subject: Psion contacts into Outlook help?

I'm still using my netbook and occasionally 5mx and revo but I've just bought a new Advent Netbook for my work.

It still isn't as good in many ways to the Psion but It does have reasonably fast Wireless and internet and does PowerPoin, which is what I need for work. I originally bought the 4213 but the keyboard is awful and the letters are stuck on  (mine came off, which is why they swopped it for a 4211. This machine is cheaper but does have a halfway decent keyboard. Shame it isn't an instant boot up like the Psion but there you go.

Does anyone know how I can get my contacts onto a modern version of outlook I can get them onto a 97 version but am stumped at how toget them onto a more modern version. Also has anyone managed to get a serial to USB port working with the Psion if so which one did you get and what software are you usin. My aim is to continue to use Psi Win with my netbook if at all possible

I'll eventually try and get some Psion stuff on my hobby website www.Steve-Pepper.co.uk click on the red IROM logo for this site.

Thanks

Steve

Steve Pepper Training Associates
Training When and Where you need it
42 Charles Avenue
Harrogate
HG1 4PE
CIEH Registered Centre 50372

01423 524840 home
07806 472134 mobile

Date: 2 Dec 2008 17:54:01 +0000
From: Nick Clark <address truncated>
Subject: RE: Usage of Psions

I see I'm not the only one still using Psions. I still use a 3a with a broken hinge as a weather data collection machine. It's connected via a serial cable to an Oregon Scientific wireless weather station and receives data from a number of sensors and writes it to a file every 15 minutes, creating a new file each day, using a progrram I wrote on a series 7 in OPL. It's been working fine for about 5 years now.

I also use a 3mx for banking using Money.

My main machines are a Panasonic Toughbook CF19 (touch screen) and WM6 HTC touch Diamond and Advantage. But the Psions are still working away in the background!

Nick

Date: 4 Dec 2008 18:37:50 +0000
From: WoodyB <address truncated>
Subject: Acer Aspire One - Impression

On a whim, got from Wal-Mart an Acer Aspire One. There seem to be several models called this. Mine has 1GB RAM, 120 GB HD, 3 cell battery, XP Home, No CD player, .3MPix web camera, Wi-Fi, MS Works, a McAfee security suite... Price $348.00 US. Size is similar to my Mbook.  I like it so far and will use it when I travel in my camper van, using the wifi for email as I travel. I'm use to XP so that's a plus. Have loaded on it many free/open source programs, open office, firewall, anti virus, photo programs...
Keyboard is small like the Psions, I'm not a typist so don't know if keys are poorly placed, but so far nothing bugs me. The touch pad is fine except it takes too much pressure to right or left click, I'm getting a USB mouse. It has 3 USB ports and two spots for SD cards. One reads several of the small cards, but not our Psion CFs. Finally setup the wifi on my DSL modem and two of my three computers can now share. Last night loaded the drivers for my HP fax/scanner/copier/printer from CD running on one computer to the Acer so it can see and print to the HP. Yes the screen is small, but the computer is quite fast. Will see how speedy after I really load it up. Case doesn't feel as sturdy as the Mbook, so I'll pack carefully, using the case I got when purchased the Mbook. It has Java so will see about finding my copy of the Epoc emulator. Expect battery life to be about 2+ hours, the 6 cell version more expensive, runs longer, but never matching even the Mbook.

There are tons of these netbooks, getting better and faster daily. But none will match the joy I feel when I use one of my Psions and unless I need wifi, a Psion will remain in my backpack.
Woody

Date: 4 Dec 2008 23:29:22 +0000
From: Alan R Morris <address truncated>
Subject: Nokia just unveiled its all-new touchscreen N97

Is this what we've been waiting for?

<http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2008/12/02/nokia-unveils-touchscreen-n97/
Pictures here:-

<http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2008/12/02/nokia-n97-all-the-official-photos/

<http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2008/12/02/top-six-unsung-talents-of-the-nokia-n97/

But is it over-the-top with modern trash features?

It's not yet on the Nokia website.

Symbian OS v9.4
Qwerty Keyboard
Touch Screen 360 x 640

Alan